Nursery Cottage Burhill, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4BE

Planning appeal 3307067 at Nursery Cottage Burhill, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4BE (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the amended proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

detached two-storey house with basement following demolition of existing house without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2017/3556, dated 4 April 2018

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Cowley R
Postcode: KT12 4BE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the amended proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the amended proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
Whether any harm by reasons of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The material increase in overall height of the replacement building (greater than 18% above the original dwelling) conflicts with Policy DM18 and paragraph 149(d) of the Framework, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness that is not outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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